rivalrous
pronunciation
How to pronounce rivalrous in British English:
UK ['raɪvəlrəs]
How to pronounce rivalrous in American English:
US ['raɪvəlrəs]
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- Adjective:
- eager to surpass others
Word Origin
- rivalrous (adj.)
- 1812; see rivalry + -ous.
Example
- 1. Several research studies indicate that up to 45 % of adults have a rivalrous or distant relationship with a sibling .
- 2. Donors also remain intrusive , cumbersome and rivalrous in their giving .
- 3. Ms. qaddafi , one of the many unofficial and sometimes rivalrous qaddafi family power brokers who dominate libya 's economic and political life , said the crisis had pulled the family together " like one hand . "
- 4. Unless government factitiously blocks the spread of rivalrous competitive process , the endogenous strength of market process generally can restrict non-governmental monopoly effectively .